Friday, 1 October 2010

Giorgio Armani Mediterranean Palette

I picked up the Giorgio Armani Mediterranean palette during my trip to New York back in June. At US$85, this was a hefty splurge but the eyeshadows have such a lovely silky texture and good colour payoff that I was hooked right after swatching them. Aside from the four eyeshadows (total weight 2g), the palette also contains a bronzer (11g) in the top tier but I haven't used it yet. The palette is made in Japan. After prepping with T'estimo Eye Brighte Up base, I applied the pale mint shade in the crease up to the browbone area and along the lower lashline; the blue shade from the middle of the lid to the outer corners and along the outer half of the lower lashline; the light olive shade from the inner corners to the middle of the lid; and the brown shade along the upper lashline. Then I applied the Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base followed by Majolica Majorca Lash Enamel Glamour Volume On and Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Liner along the upper lashline. The Armani eyeshadows were a breeze to apply and blend. They also contrasted nicely against one another. (I don't like palettes where the shades become indistinguishable after application.) The other products I used were: Dior X4 Control Compact Foundation 012, Shiseido Refining Makeup Primer, K-Palette Real Lasting Eyebrow 01, Jill Stuart Loose Powder #1 Natural, Anna Sui Spot Concealer 01, Tarina Tarantino Dollskin Cheek in Parasol and RMK Irresistible Lips B 28 Rose. The Irresistible Lips B 28 Rose (S$45) is a limited edition shade from the Autumn Brown collection. It applies with a very smooth creamy finish and does not dry out my lips.

5 comments:

I love you in greens - this palette is gorgeous! I'm always so tempted by Armani shadows, but I never let myself swatch them haha... for now I am content with their lipsticks (though I REALLY want to try their Eyes to Kill mascara).

Nice look! It's great that it looks so wonderful on you since you paid a nice price for the palette.

Haru, do you curl your eyelashes before using the Nourishing Mascara Base? If so, do your eyelashes stay curled? I use Shiseido's The Makeup Mascara base and really like it since it doesn't uncurl my lashes at all. I like the name of the one that you use as I'm assuming that it's nourishing for your lashes, which is a good thing.